Cracker Barrel defends pulling 'Duck' products

Angry fan: 'Worried about offending gays? What about offending Christians?'

Published: 12/22/2013 at 12:56 AM

(Entertainment Weekly) The Duck Dynasty controversy may be starting to scare off the show’s retail quarry. The Cracker Barrel chain quietly pulled some of its Duck Dynasty-branded products from its restaurants on Friday, then promptly found itself in the cross-hairs of the show’s outraged fans.

Virginia-based ABC affiliate reported that local Cracker Barrel employees were ordered to remove some Duck Dynasty products and slash prices on others that remained on the shelves by 50 percent. The restaurant chain defended its decision with a statement on its Facebook page: